Did you know, in the entire universe, we are the only intelligent life forms thought to have a Miss Universe contest? Lily Tomlin More Quotes by Lily Tomlin More Quotes From Lily Tomlin People hire me to create some kind of archetype or some culture type, or something. I guess they accept whatever I come up with. Lily Tomlin kind culture people I'm not a religious person. I don't have any desire. To me it's imitative of a conventional culture. I'm all for it for anybody. I totally have a free and open feeling about how other humans want to live their lives. It's just not something that has any real significance for me. Lily Tomlin real religious feelings You know being relevant or coming up with something interesting, funny to say about what's current is just as hard as it might ever be depending on the serendipity of it all. Lily Tomlin serendipity funny interesting And yet humanity is so not evolved that how can you expect anything absolutely major to happen? Look how long, we move ahead in technology, how much do we move ahead in morality or emotion? We move ahead so minimally, minimally, minimally. Lily Tomlin technology long moving The whole idea of being in captivity in such limited space, especially in a zoo, causes elephants to suffer. They develop all kinds of foot diseases. They die. They get cysts. Not only is it painful, it eventually kills them. Lily Tomlin elephants zoos ideas It's a more ridiculing, divisive humor today. Lily Tomlin today When we talk to god, it's prayer. When god talks to us, it's schizophrenia. Lily Tomlin schizophrenia prayer We're giving jobs to people who would otherwise be out of work if we weren't exploiting cheap labor. Lily Tomlin jobs giving people If life is so meaningless, then why are we always bringing it up? Lily Tomlin meaningless ifs life-is When we speak to God, we call it prayer; when God speaks back, we call it psychosis! Lily Tomlin psychosis speak prayer 9 to 5 made people aware of equal pay for equal work. It hasn't really happened, but it has come closer. Lily Tomlin equal-pay made people I guess that's one of the reasons that you do it - work all the time - because it's sort of a high to find something that really works. Lily Tomlin reason I mean yes to act out something or take chances in the performance is one thing. But in terms of a camera, whatever's captured is captured so that's a little more daunting. Lily Tomlin cameras littles mean Truth is, I've always been selling out. The difference is that in the past, I looked like I had integrity because there were no buyers. Lily Tomlin differences integrity past No matter how cynical I get, I can't keep up. Lily Tomlin cynical i-can matter My space chums think my unique hookup with humanity could be evolution's awkward attempt to jump-start itself up again. They're thinking just maybe, going crazy could be the evolutionary process trying to hurry up mind expansion. Maybe my mind didn't snap. Maybe it was just trying to stretch itself into a new shape. The cerebral cortex trying to grow a thumb of sorts. Lily Tomlin crazy unique thinking Suddenly I burst into song: 'Awe, sweet mystery of life, at last I found thee...' And I felt so good inside and my heart felt so full, I decided I would set time aside each day to do awe-robics. Because at the moment you are most in awe of all there is about life that you don't understand, you are closer to understanding it all than at any other time. Lily Tomlin heart song sweet In the depths of the night, fear grips my heart. It paralyzes my mind. But most of all, I feel very, very alone Lily Tomlin solitude heart night You can't expect insights, even the big ones, to make you suddenly understand everything. But I figure: Hey it's a step in the right direction if they leave you confused in a deeper way. Lily Tomlin confused steps way I especially love 'Web Therapy' and I did 'Eastbound and Down' too. I had a lot of fun doing that. Lily Tomlin therapy fun
